Fireworks on the river

More trash picking today along the river.  Socks, gym shorts, chip and candy wrappers, pop, water and liquor bottles, bits of paper and cardboard.  All the usual stuff.  I spotted a pair of brown pants in the bushes just out of my reach.  I'm coming for you later.  A pack of Desert at Night fireworks was washed up on the shore.  Made in China it's a seven shot pack that begins as a fountain and ends with colored bursts. Fun! I picked up a bunch of small pieces of styrofoam packaging. That stuff doesn't get recycled here and doesn't break down in our landfills either. Check out decomposition rates at the ways2go green website.  http://www.ways2gogreen.com/DontThrowThisAwayDecompositionRates.html
Apparently Minneapolis banned styrofoam packaging used in restaurants decades ago but have just failed to enforce it.  Starting this Earth Day on April 22nd, the city plans to step up enforcement.  I see plenty of restaurants starting to use compostible cardboard containers already.  The public can call 311 if they want to report violations.